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Kapha is one of the three dosha in body. It is composed of two basic elements like [[Prithvi]] and [[Jala]].
<div style='text-align:justify;'>Kapha dosha controls body fluids and maintains the structural cohesion of the organism. It is one of the three dosha. It is responsible for cohesiveness, unctuousness, lubricity, stability, and immunity. Kapha dosha has dominance of prithvi and jala mahabhuta.[Code:SAT-B.414]<ref name="ref1">KhandaleN.S.(2014): Conceptual and Applied study of Snigdha Guna of Kapha Dosha w s r ShariraBala.Dept. of Kriya Sharir, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rajasthan Ayurved University.</ref> The concept of kapha is the foundation for growth, preservation, and anabolism theories.</div>
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|data1 = Concepts/[[Dosha]]/[[Kapha Dosha]]
|label2 = Authors
|data2 = Bhojani M. K. <sup>1</sup>,<br/>Tanwar Ankur Kumar <sup>1</sup>
|label3 = Reviewer
|data3 = Basisht G.<sup>2</sup>,
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|data4 = Deole Y.S.<sup>3</sup>
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|data5 = <sup>1</sup> Department of Sharir Kriya, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India <br/><sup>2</sup> Rheumatologist, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. <br/><sup>3</sup>Department of Kayachikitsa, G.J.Patel Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research, New Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India
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|data8 = December 16, 2022
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== Etymology and derivation ==
<div style='text-align:justify;'>The word kapha is derived from root “kena jalena phalati iti kapha”.<ref name="ref2">Amarkosha. Amarsimha, Edited by Pt. Haragovindasastri. Reprint Ed. Varanasi:Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, 2020.</ref> It implies that water is the foundation of the kapha. The term ‘Shleshma’ used for kapha is derived from the root “ shlish alingane”.<ref name="ref3">Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by JadavajiTrikamjiAacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref>[Su. Sa.Sutra Sthana 21/5] The meaning is to cohere, to keep together, or to adhere. </div>
==More information==
=== Synonyms:<ref name="ref3"/><ref name="ref4">Madhavakar. Madhava Nidanam. Edited by SashtriSudarshana, UpadhayaYadunandana. 30th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthana; 2000.</ref> ====
<div style='text-align:justify;'>In normal states-Shleshma [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 12/12], bala[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 17/117], oja[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 17/117], balasa[Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/74]<ref name="ref3"/> [Vachaspati on M.N. 2/40]<ref name="ref4"/>balasaka[Vijayarakshita on M.N. 2/40]<ref name="ref4"/>, Soma[Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 12/12] </div>
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